WA: Washington State May Consolidate Tech Agencies

Government Technology: Washington lawmakers want to consolidate the state’s three technology agencies into one, reversing a 2011 reorganization that split the former Department of Information Services (DIS) into separate operations.

House Bill 1391, introduced by Rep. Zack Hudgins, D-Tukwila, unites the Washington Department of Enterprise Services (DES), Office of Financial Management (OFM) and the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) under the Consolidated Technology Services Agency (CTS). The move is estimated to save the state approximately $2.4 million in management and administrative costs.

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